The world events 2007 world events, 249th ed Lewis, D. S. editor. Slater, Wendy 1967- editor. text bibliography Electronic books. mdu 2008 2008 monographic eng 1 online resource (709 pages) : illustrations, maps. Provides a complete and detailed chronicle of historical events from 1758 to the current day. Includes world politics to society weddings, from the latest scientific discoveries to the weather, from the year's best-selling novels to obituaries of authors and other public figures. A new volume is published each year describing the past year's events. Overview of the year -- Western and Southern Europe -- Central and Eastern Europe -- Americas and the Caribbean -- Middle East and North Africa -- Equatorial Africa -- Central and Southern Africa -- South Asia and Indian Ocean -- South-east and East Asia -- Australasia and the Pacific -- International organisations -- The international economy in 2007 -- The sciences -- The law -- Religion -- The arts -- Sport -- Documents and reference -- Obituary -- Chronicle of principal events in 2007. edited by D.S. Lewis ; deputy editor, Wendy Slater. "First edited in 1758 by Edmund Burke." Includes bibliographical references and index. History, Modern 1989- D856 .A56 2008eb Bethesda, Maryland : ProQuest, [2008] xix, 682 pages 0266-6170 ; http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10722068 http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10722068 CaPaEBR 100430 ebr10722068 eng